I mentioned in an earlier post about the swimming pool under the house. My brother and I did a great job that day fixing the downpipes and drains on one side of the house however, the problem continued. I must look up rainfall statistics in Long Jetty as it seems I am more likely living in Tasmania!! Even last night, after a sunny day, it poured and yet I awoke to a surprisingly sunny day.

Mothers Day.

I spent the best part of my mothers day in the mud with a spade digging trenches while my gorgeous girl caught up on some much needed sleep in the cosy lounge room. Although the source of the problem has not yet been resolved, I did manage to drain the water from under the house, at least temporarily. I will solve this…….I will

Here are some glamorous pics.

Mother’s Day was not all hard work. We had a lovely breakfast cooked by my dad and my Sophie in the morning and later in the afternoon we grabbed a bite to eat at The Entrance. Beautiful! Sophie even stayed over for two nights in a row. Yippee for me x I am happy.

I must admit I wasn’t keen on The Entrance when I first arrived. Not so nice things were being said about it as a suburb and I have always found touristy destinations such as this pretty unappealing. To me it is a bit like a mini Gold Coast. Steer clear. I am changing my mind somewhat though. When it is not holiday season it is a lovely place to be. The Entrance has hidden treasures, loads of photographic opportunities and lots of things to do like grab a bite to eat by the sea, hire a boat, go fishing……under the bridge, off the bridge, beside the bridge, on the beach….where ever you throw your line basically. There is a lot to be discovered in this little pocket of the Central Coast.

My ideas for the renovation are becoming more solid now that I have been here a few more weeks.

(OMG! It’s raining again!)

I have chosen the interior wall colour and am very happy with the results after painting the first room. I wanted a neutral grey/stone for the walls, with natural white on the timber. Normally Dulux Grand Piano works perfectly but for some reason it was just a little too much on the warm side of neutral. Neither warm nor cold. It had to be perfectly balanced. The colour I have chosen is called Rumour. I think it is a generic (wattle) colour.

It is fabulous.

The first pic shows Grand Piano, with Rumour as a tester next to the Natural White. The second pic shows the room finished with Rumour.

I told Muffin (our cat) that Sophie was coming for the weekend…and so she waited patiently by the window for her arrival!

The other job I have managed to achieve is the window furnishings. After much deliberation over the expense of shutters I decided my money would be better spent elsewhere. So i opted for the less expensive shutter look blinds. Timber look 63mm slat venetians in white ordered online and installed by me. Saved a fortune and they look great!

My reno has been divided into 3 stages. The first stage will be the front exterior of the house. More about this next week.

See you next time…..from the Jetty x

P.S. It’s the little things that count!